Conference Barcelona 2011 “Connecting people” is the 9th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the European Passengers' Federation Date: March 12th: 2011. The events will take place in Museu Picasso, carrer de Montcada,15-23, Barcelona, Spain

1. Conference EPF Barcelona 2011 “Connecting people”
9th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the European Passengers' Federation
March 12th, in Barcelona, Spain
The events will take place in Museu Picasso, carrer de Montcada,15-23.
41°23'7.33"N 2°10'49.76"E
200 meters from JAUME I metro station, Line 4 (the yellow)
500 meters from ESTACIÓ DE FRANÇA railway station, Commuter and Regional trains
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2. (there may be changes due to organisational reasons)
Programme Friday March 11th . Guided tour and workshop
10:30 Reception
11:00 A guided tour of the city. Discovering the public transport supply and mobility of
Barcelona (in English).
14:00 Lunch and free time
16:00 Workshop. How the cross-border services could be improved (in English). Presentation of
FNAUT and PTP. Remark: from 19th December two daily TGV French trains will enter
Spain as far as Figueres, but there are still conventional trains between Portbou and
Cerbère and between Figueres and Perpignan .
20:00 Welcome dinner, in a restaurant to be determined
Programme Saturday March 12th. Morning. Conference
The languages of the conference will be Catalan, Spanish and English. There will be
simultaneous interpretation.
08:30 Reception
09:30 Welcome:
−Trevor Garrod, EPF chairman
−Ricard Riol, PTP president
−Jordi Hereu, mayor of Barcelona (to be confirmed)
09:45 Barcelona’s mobility strategy. Representative of the City Council of Barcelona
10:30 The strategy of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. FGC. Mr. Oriol
Juncadella, Operations Director (the regional railway company that provides metro and suburban
services with 80 million passengers per year).
11:10 Coffee break
11:25 “Retbus” project: the future bus in Barcelona. Miquel Estrada, Project Manager of
CENIT (Transport Innovation Center, depending of Public University).
11:50 PTP’s works to improve the Spanish PT: co-modality, transport financing, Catalonia
2104 and Spain 2020 Rail Plans. Mr. Ricard Riol Jurado, PTP president.
13:00 The Spanish strategy to develop the high speed network. Renfe. Mr. Felix Martín
Merino. Director of Transversal Services.
13:45 Lunch in the same venue
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3. Programme Saturday March 12th. Evening. Conference
15:00 Connecting people. Easy travel for Europeans. Mrs Meglena Kuneva, political
adviser to Vice-President Kallas, the EU's Transport Commissioner, and herself
formerly the European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs. She will be accompanied by
Mrs Veronica Manfredi, the member of the Vice President's cabinet who took part in
EPF Conference 2010 in Malmö.
15:50 The protection of the passenger rights in Europe. Mr Chistopher Irwin, vice-
chairman of EPF.
16:30 On-line Information needs from public transport users view. Foundation Safe and
Sustainable Mobility, FMSS. Mr Eric Cañas. Technical Director of FMSS
17:00 Closing. Mr Trevor Garrod, EPF Chairman. Summary and Conclusion
Information about the Sunday Programme
17:30 Annual General Meeting of EPF
Free Time
20:00 Informal dinner
Programme Saturday March 12th. Evening. Assembly
Saturday March 12th: Annual General meeting
17:30 Annual General Meeting of the European Passengers' Federation
18:30 Conclusion
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4. Programme Sunday March 13th. Morning. Visits
OPTION 1. TRIP TO MONTSERRAT BY TRAIN
08:36 Departure from the Plaça d’Espanya, FGC station
09:50 Departure from the rack railway to Montserrat from Monistrol
10:10 Arrival to Montserrat
10:20 Breakfast
10:40 Conference on the history of Montserrat
11:10 Visit to Montserrat's facilities
12:00 Ascent and descent to the Sant Joan funicular (10 minutes of travel)
12:45 Lunch
13:00 Two alternative departures to Barcelona
14:00
14:20 Arrival to Plaça d'Espanya, FGC station, where there is a bus that connect the airport in
15:20 20mins each 8mins.
For those people who leave Barcelona by train, Sants-Estació, the main rail
station in Barcelona, is connected to Plaça d’Espanya in 10mins by metro, line 3
(the green one)
OPTION 2. GUIDDED TOUR AROUND BARCELONA
A guided tour through the history of Barcelona, visiting the main representative places.
09:30 START
13:30 END
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5. Prices and inscription
Prices list
Registration fee for non-members (includes documents, drinks and lunch on Saturday 100 €
and a travelcard for Barcelona)
Members in EPF organisations and their affiliated associations benefit for a reduced 65 €
fee
Extra fee for persons registering after 18 th February or paying cash in Barcelona 10 €
Participation in Sunday excursion 20 €
Evening meal on Friday according to menu. Price not
include in
registration
fee
The registration fee is valid for:
1. Assisting to the public transport guided visit and participating in workshop, both for March 11 th
2. Assisting and participating in EPF conference, for March 12 th, including the breakfast and lunch.
3. With a suplement of only 20€, assisting to the Montserrat trip or guided visit to Barcelona, for
13th March. .
Registration and payment
You can register by completing the on-line form on www.epf.eu. Alternatively, you can send the
completed registration form to the EPF office by February 18 th.
Full conference documentation will be sent or e-mailed to you 2 weeks before the conference.
There are three options for payment:
1. Transfer of your fee to the international bank account of EPF:
(IBAN: BE93 0003 2550 9667 / BIC: BPOT BEB1).
Please state the purpose as "Conference 2011". For transfers from outside the EU, please be
responsible for all bank charges (code "OUR").
2. If you register on the EPF website, you can also pay with either PayPal or credit card.
3. It is also possible to pay in cash on the day. Please do this only if you have no other option.
There is an extra fee of 10 Euro.
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6. Travel and accomodation
Overnight accommodation
EPF is working to make some special offers available. In the meantime you may book on various
websites, e.g. www.hotelsbarcelona.org
Travel to Barcelona
By train: There are five trains daily from France.
Some make their final stop at Estació de França, convenient for the hotels, others go to Estació de
Sants.
From 19th December French TGV will be entering Spain as far as Figueres. It is recommended that
you consult the timetables.
By plane: In Barcelona airport has two terminals.
• The T-2 has a rail service every 30 minutes with a journey time of 20 minutes to Barcelona-
Sants and an additional 5 minutes to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia. There is also a direct bus,
the A-2.
• From terminal T-1 there is only a direct bus, the A-1.
A taxi from the airport could cost 30-35 €.
About EPF annual meeting
EPF comprises of 32 associations or bodies, throughout 18 European countries, whose individual
members are welcome to attend the meeting and conference.
Only official EPF delegates are allowed to vote on internal matters. Visitors are also welcome at the
conference and do not have to be members.
The speakers and discussions should enable EPF and its constituent bodies to strengthen their work
representing all public transport customers over the coming year. The event also provides excellent
opportunities for members from across Europe to network and learn from each other's experiences.
I look forward to meeting you in Barcelona and to an interesting event.
Trevor Garrod, chairman
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7. Registration form
Name..................................................................................................................................................
Last name..........................................................................................................................................
Adress................................................................................................................................................
Telephone .........................................................................................................................................
Email..................................................................................................................................................
Organisation ......................................................................................................................................
• I hereby register …… person(s) for the 2011 conference.
(100 € per person for non members)
• I hereby register .... person(s) for the 2011 conference
(65 € per person for members of EPF and affiliated regional or local groups)
• I/we shall be present for the meal on Friday evening 11 March ( …… person(s)).
• I prefer vegetarian food. YES  NO 
• I confirm …… person(s) will take part in the excursion to Montserrat or to the guided tour of
Barcelona on Sunday 13th March (20 € per person ).
Montserrat trip  Guided visit around Barcelona 
• I have transferred …… € to the EPF account / I shall pay on the day of the conference (please
delete as appropriate). Payment by PayPal or credit card is only possible if you register via the
website.
Signed:
Date:
Please send by 18/02/2011 to:
Bram Van den Bulcke
TreinTramBus / EPF
Hubert Frère-Orbanlaan 570
9000 Gent
Belgium
Fax: +32 9 233 97 29
E-mail: secretariat@epf.eu
It is also possible to register via www.epf.eu.
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